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Urban Jungle Journal

Posts tagged: Plant Tips

Plants That Will Thrive In Your Bathroom

Iā€™m Allie, and Iā€™ll be learning and sharing about a variety of plant care topics over the next few months on the Urban Jungle Journal. A little about me: Iā€™ve claimed Des Moines as home for over a decade. I love houseplants, dogs, books, dessert, coffee, and tea. Ā Iā€™m a...

Showing up with Plants

Hey it's Shylah, Art Terrarium Shopgirl, Art Curator, and now Plant Stylist! Plant Stylist is a title I made up to describe a role where I show up with plants for people, and put those plants in places. It involves creative solution finding, incorporating plants into environments, and transforming spaces!

Tillandsia Xerographica

Air plants (Tillandsia) are one of biggest trends for modern gardening, and for good reason. These plants are downright gorgeous and ultra low-maintenance. While they may not quite be able to live on air alone, these soilless plants are a statement wherever they go.Ā Among the air plants, the Xerographica reigns...

Here's What I've Learned: Series Recap

If youā€™ve killed every green thing under your roof, you can try again and I promise, promise that you can succeed. If youā€™ve got an urban jungle already, you can keep leveling up.Ā No matter who you are or what you like, your home and your desk and your world can...

Did I Kill My Plants: Daily and Emergency Care

This week, weā€™re talking about being a plant killer. Yes, I said it. In spite of a rocky plant-care track record, I was pretty sure that ā€œThis time would be differentā€ and ā€œIā€™m much more aware of what Iā€™m doing.ā€ Luckily, I was able to connect with Shylah and ask...

Bringing Your Plants Home: Placement and Styling

Weā€™re back again, this time to talk about how to make your plants feel the most welcome when you bring them home. Weā€™ll talk about some basics for placement and care, as well as how to create a few vignettes that keep your plants happy and healthy, and your shelves...

Getting Started: Plant Selection & Potting

Today, weā€™reĀ talking about choosing the right plants for your space and lifestyle, and preparing to bring them home! If it were up to me, Iā€™d wrangle up armfuls of Insta-worthy fiddle leaf figs and create a mini-forest in my living room. Unfortunately, this usually ends with a drooping, dried-up husk...

Spring Refresh

The first in Des Moines-ian and budding plant aficionado Emily's summer series on starting your own urban jungle! This week we'reĀ talking about a spring refresh for your houseplants. Weā€™ll cover cleaning, pruning, repotting, fertilizing and staging.

Air Cleaning Plants

Many of the materials in our everyday lives slowly add a cocktail of toxins into our air.Ā Fortunately some of the most popular house plants are experts at removing toxins like formaldehyde, mold, benzene and others from your home.Ā 

Low Maintenance Houseplants

We love houseplants for their ability to bring home a little bit of green and a breath of fresh air every day of the year. If youā€™re looking for all the benefits of a houseplant (or a few!) but arenā€™t sure if you can keep one alive, here are some...

Christmas...Cactus?

The jungle-covered mountains of Southeastern Brazil donā€™t exactly conjure images of Christmas time. So what does the rainforest have to do with the Holiday season? Everyoneā€™s favourite winter-blooming succulent, nicknamed the "Christmas Cactus," calls these jungles home.

Airplants ā€“ Houseplants Without Rules

Airplants have as much character and personality as their keepers and are guaranteed to inspire curiosity and creativity in any onlooker. Learn more about caring for these little tropical plants